Half way there!

Yesterday we had an appointment for Miss Haven Rose. It was my 20 week ultrasound already! This pregnancy seems to be flying by and I'm pretty sure its due to the fact that I have a toddler. Our first view of miss Haven was with her leg stretched up to her head. She was a bit stubborn and stayed in pretty much the same position throughout the ultrasound. The ultrasound tech had to nudge her around a bit to get her to move. I remember Brielle being just as stubborn and if Haven's anything like her sister we'll have another strong willed little girl. Everything on the ultrasound looked good expect for a small tissue concern. I will have another ultrasound at the beginning of my third ultrasound in 8 weeks. This ultrasound is to make sure the tissue is not interfering with the delivery of Haven. The doctor didn't seem to be concerned but it is just done as a precaution. Our little miss is measuring just under the 50th percentile and couldn't be more perfect. We cannot wait to meet the fourth member of our family!

While we wait for our newest addition we will continue to soak up the rest of the Summer. Before you know it the holidays will be here and then our sweet girl.

I'm feeling beyond grateful these days and happy with how far our family has come.

Our next appointment is in four weeks and I'll for sure be updating then!

Have a happy week my loves! xoxo

Maternity wear- PinkBlush Maternity

As my bump continues to grow I really understand the importance of comfort. My belly is growing much faster as this is considered my fourth pregnancy. It's hard to find comfy clothes especially when you are pregnant. I've found that maxi dresses are usually the most comfortable. I just received my maternity dress from PinkBlush maternity in the mail and fell in love! It is both comfortable and cute for my growing bump. If you haven't checked out PinkBlush Maternity yet I recommend doing so!

If you'd like the chance to win $75 to PinkBlush Maternity check out my Instagram page @blessedwithbrielleann for the details.

Happy Monday!

15 week update..giveaway coming soon!

I had another check up with my little angel girl this past few weeks. Brielle Ann and I got to listen to her heartbeat with the doppler for the first time. It was such a beautiful sound and the doctor was able to find my sweet girl's heart immediately! Everything seemed to be going on track and I had the second part of my genetic screening lab drawn. I can't wait for the moment when I began to feel this little girl move. I started feeling Brielle Ann around 17 weeks so I know it could be any day now. I'm still so overjoyed that our family is growing. I couldn't have asked for any bigger of a blessing. She will make our family feel complete. God continues to answer our prayers and without my faith I would have never gotten this far.

We were anxiously waiting a much needed mini vacay with our friends over the weekend!

Stay tuned for a giveaway with PinkBlush Maternity in the coming weeks! And below is my growing bump :)

xoxo

Gender reveal!

The big day finally arrived when we would share the news with our family and friend... the baby's gender! We waited a few weeks before Charles' family was up from Texas to share the news. We had a small reveal with just our immediate family at my parents' house. I purchased a HUGE confetti balloon from Etsy that had either blue or pink inside. I also had a beautiful cake made with our baby's name to share his/her name. Our family cast their votes and then it was time to share our BIG news!

We are excited to announce we will be welcoming a girl in December! Her name is Haven Rose and we couldn't be more excited to give Brielle Ann a little sister. She will be the best gift this coming Christmas!

Keep following along for more pregnancy updates and family fun this Summer!

Boy or Girl? And genetic screening

Before my 11 week ultrasound I received a call with my recent blood work results. All of the genetic screening came back normal which was wonderful! They also had the results of the baby's gender. :) It's amazing that we could find out the gender so early in the pregnancy. When I was pregnant with Brielle we had to wait till 19 weeks. Now they can tell the gender with the baby's blood that crosses over the placenta. I had the nurse write down the gender on a card that I could pick up at my appointment that day.

Charles was able to make it with me to my ultrasound appointment and I was beyond excited to see our baby again! Our little one was quite stubborn at first but with a little help from the ultrasound tech the little one began squirming all around. Our baby appeared to look healthy and we received a call later from my OB that the ultrasound results showed no concerns.

The envelope with our baby's gender sat on the dinner table for a few hours. It took some major willpower not to open the envelope! Once Charles got home he went straight for the envelope. It wasn't exactly the plan but I figured we could find out together before our reveal. It was so funny to watch him try to sneak a peak through the envelope before opening it. We opened the envelope and..... stay tuned for the gender!

Our little bun!

We had our initial OB appointment on May 16, 2016. All I remember was it felt like my heart was beating out of my chest. The nurse took my blood pressure which was extremely high due to my nerves. I waited patiently to have my ultrasound. After a few minutes the doctor came in. He could see how stressed I was and immediately started the ultrasound. Within seconds that sweet little heartbeat was up on the screen. I had never felt so relieved. Our little baby was a fighter and had made it to almost 8 weeks. The doctor told me the heartbeat looked very strong and not to be concerned. He suggested I come back in two weeks for a follow up ultrasound.

I had my next appointment a little over two weeks later and I was 10 weeks. The doctor made sure I was doing alright since my last appointment I was a little bit of a nervous wreck. I had my ultrasound and the baby was moving all over the place. It was such a joy to watch and I could look at the screen forever.

After making it to this point we felt it was time to share with the world our wonderful news! Our little bundle of joy is due in December. Brielle is getting the best gift for Christmas this year! Thanks for all the love,support, and prayers throughout our journey. God is good!

Our fourth embryo journey begins..

Our next embryo transfer was scheduled for April 12,2016. Still feeling a little defeated we decided to proceed and started shots and patches. Things seemed to be going well for the most part. At one of my ultrasound appointments I received the news that my lining was not thickening. My heart sank because this was the exact news were received before we lost our last baby. I was given an increase of  hormones to help my uterus lining thicken. The days that approached our embryo transfer were long and I tried to focus on other things. To be perfectly honest I did not feel like this round would work but still held onto that small glimmer of hope. I returned to Seattle for another ultrasound which showed the lining thickened but not much. This was just more bad news. The doctor felt confident in proceeding with the transfer despite the small increase. We really didn't have much of a choice but to put our faith in the doctors and in God. Our transfer day came and everything went according to plan.

Now came the long two week wait before my blood pregnancy test. These two weeks seemed to drag on forever. After about 5 days I had decided to take a home pregnancy test. I had taken them in the past because let's be honest I was so impatient. The test came back negative and I had convinced myself I was not pregnant. Since I had taken the test early there was still a chance it was too early to detect HCG. The day of my blood test rolled around and I prayed to God for a miracle. My nurse called with my results and by the sound of her voice I couldn't tell if I would get bad or good news. She then gave me my number it was in the 160's and I was pregnant! I took a minute for it all to sink in. I was actually pregnant and this baby would be our other miracle. All I could do was thank God and I couldn't wait to tell Charles the good news.

After three weeks we were able to go to Seattle for our first ultrasound. As soon as I saw that tiny heartbeat tears streamed down my face. We were going to be parents again and Brielle would get to be a big sister. As wonderful as it was to see that little heartbeat I knew we weren't completely out of the water. But we made it this far and I was so grateful to God. I couldn't wait to watch our family grow.